equilibrium; good balance; poise
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to shake; to sway; to waver
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
regret; repentance; remorse
to get one's head around; to think about
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)